UK commits £100m to bolster Ukraine’s air defences over winter

Package of military equipment includes Patriot missiles, supplies of which have dwindled amid Russian attacks

The UK has committed 100m to boost Ukraine's air defences over winter by buying a package of US military equipment that will include a number of urgently needed Patriot missiles.

The air defence interceptors plus large-calibre artillery rounds and other drones will be supplied to Ukraine through a contribution to a Nato scheme to buy American weapons.